> There are probably several ways to identify the independent claims.
> One way to identify dependent and independent claims would be to run a
> parser over the claims in the patent application. Any claim that
> references another claim is a dependent claim. Dependent claims
> usually begin with something like "The system of claim 1 ..."
We have developed a JAVA-based claims parser for another project and would
be happy to contribute the code.
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University of Michigan
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